New Delhi Nov 19 CBSE CTET 2018: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is scheduled to conduct the examinations on December 9, 2018, the admit card of which will be released next week.

The CTET shall apply to schools of the central government (KVS, NVS, Central Tibetan Schools, etc.) and schools under the administrative control of all the UTs. The validity period of CTET qualifying certificate is for seven years from the date of declaration of its result.

CBSE CTET 2018: Syllabus

Paper I (for classes I to V)

Child Development and Pedagogy (30 questions)

Child Development (Primary School Child): 15 Questions

– Concept of development and its relationship with learning

– Principles of the development of children-Influence of Heredity & Environment

-Socialization processes: Social world & children (Teacher, Parents, Peers)

-Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky: constructs and critical perspectives

-Concepts of child-centred and progressive education

-Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence

-Multi-Dimensional Intelligence

-Language & Thought

-Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender-bias and educational practice

-Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement.

Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special need: (Questions- 5)

-Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived

-Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’etc.

-Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

Learning and Pedagogy (Questions- 10)

-How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance.

-Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.

-Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’

-Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.

-Cognition & Emotions

-Motivation and learning

-Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental.

Language I (Questions- 30)

Language Comprehension (Questions- 15)

Reading unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)

Pedagogy of Language Development (Questions- 15)

– Learning and acquisition

– Principles of language Teaching

– Role of listening and speaking; the function of language and how children use it as a tool

– Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form

The distinction between Assessment for learning and assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation: perspective and practice

Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and for assessing learner achievement.

Concept of Inclusive education and understanding children with special needs (Questions- 5)

Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds including disadvantaged and deprived

Addressing the needs of children with learning difficulties, ‘impairment’ etc.

Addressing the Talented, Creative, Specially abled Learners

Learning and Pedagogy (Questions- 10)

How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance.

Basic processes of teaching and learning; children’s strategies of learning; learning as a social activity; social context of learning.

Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator’

Alternative conceptions of learning in children, understanding children’s ‘errors’ as significant steps in the learning process.

Cognition & Emotions

Motivation and learning

Factors contributing to learning – personal & environmental.

Language I (Questions- 30)

Language Comprehension (Questions- 15)

Reading unseen passages – two passages one prose or drama and one poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)

Pedagogy of Language Development (Questions- 15)

Learning and acquisition

Principles of language Teaching

Role of listening and speaking; function of language and how children use it as a tool

Critical perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in written form;

Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders

CTET 2018: Exam pattern

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) will be asked and four alternatives will be provided to the candidates. There will be no negative marking.

Paper 1: For those who want to teach Class 1 to 5.

Paper 2: For those who want to teach Class 6 to 8.

Those who want to teach at both the levels will have to appear for both these papers.

The candidates need to follow NCERT books as the questions will be based on syllabus for classes 1 to 5. However, the difficulty standard as well as linkages, could be up to the secondary stage. The main question paper will be Bilingual (Hindi/English).

Qualifying marks

A person who scores 60 per cent or more in the exam will be considered as TET pass. Those belonging to SC/ST/OBC/differently abled category will be provided relaxation up to 5 per cent in the qualifying marks in the minimum educational qualification. The validity of CTET qualifying certificate will be seven years from the date of declaration of its result.